Highlights 1.28 million b/d of oil, 1.28 Bcf/d of gas still shut in Crews return to nearly 75 more platforms Large E&P companies restoring output Houston — Three days after Hurricane Delta raged through the US Gulf of Mexico, nearly 70% of the region’s crude production still remains offline, a federal agency said Oct. 12, although producers increased the number of crews on platforms and restored more volumes of downed oil and gas output in the previous 24 hours. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The 70% represented a big drop from the 91% shut-in output Oct. 11, the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said in its daily storm bulletin. On Oct. 12, a total 1.28 million b/d of oil, or 69% of the region’s total, was still shut in, as well as 1.28 Bcf/d of natural gas, or 47% of […]